United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Housing and Automobile Industries Recovery Act of 1982 - Title I: Exemption for the Purchase of Certain Bonds by Employee Pension Benefit Plans - Provides a temporary exemption from certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code relating to prohibited transactions for the purchase of certain bonds sold to fund residential mortgages and domestic motor vehicle loans. Title II: Interest Reduction Payments - Provides for interest reduction payments by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to assist with the financing of the purchase of certain residences and domestic motor vehicles. Sets forth: (1) requirements and restrictions for eligible loans and mortgages; and (2) guidelines for the allocation of such payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through 1988 to carry out this title. Prohibits the Secretary from making any commitments to make interest reduction payments under this title after August 31, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with other countries.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1982
Expresses congressional approval of the 1979 strategic arms limitation agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States (SALT II). Directs the President to transmit to the Soviet Union the necessary instruments of ratification.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that if Israel is illegally denied its right to participate in the United Nations General Assembly or in any specialized agency of the United Nations the United States should: (1) suspend its participation in the General Assembly or specialized agency; and (2) withhold its assessed contribution to the United Nations or specialized agency until the illegal action is reversed.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate provisions which: (1) permit petitions to the Secretary of Energy for prescription of rules which supersede State energy efficiency standards; and (2) provide for supersedure of State energy efficiency standards prescribed after January 1, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Federal Employees Compensation Act to entitle a claimant for death or disability compensation under such Act to interest on any unpaid amount of the claim if the claim is filed properly and payment thereon has not begun within six months after the later of: (1) the date on which the claim is filed; or (2) the date on which continuation of pay is terminated in the case of an employee who has filed a claim for loss of wages due to traumatic injury. Prohibits the payment of such interest to any claimant who has failed or refused to: (1) supply additional information requested by the Secretary of Labor within 45 days after receipt of a request; or (2) submit to medical examination within 45 days after being required to do so. Provides for one-half of the costs of any interest payments required under this Act to be paid out of the Employees' Compensation Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of the accelerated cost recovery system "15-year real property" includes depreciable realty which has a present class life of 12.5 years or less (including theme parks). Allows taxpayers to elect to apply such classification.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Amends the Credit Control Act to repeal the provision of such Act which would terminate credit control authority on June 30, 1982. Permits the President to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to regulate and control any or all extensions of credit whenever necessary or appropriate to reduce high levels of unemployment in any sector of the economy, or to prevent or control inflation or recession. Permits the Board, after receiving such Presidential authorization, to prescribe limitations with respect to credit for nonproductive purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) consider appointing a high level official as the President's personal representative in seeking a solution to the Cyprus conflict; (2) call upon Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus; (3) pursue every appropriate avenue to persuade the United Nations to seek a prompt resolution to this conflict; and (4) consider placing this issue before the appropriate North Atlantic Treaty Organization body for assistance and resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of the Interior should refrain from issuing mineral leases in wilderness areas and lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation; (2) any Federal official who proposes to issue a mineral lease in such an area should provide prior notice to Congress in order to allow congressional prohibition of such lease; (3) additions to the Wilderness System should proceed expeditiously but without arbitrary deadlines; (4) lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation should be managed to preserve their wilderness character; and (5) Federal land management agencies should consider wilderness values in making land management decisions and recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Hunger to conduct a comprehensive study of the problems of hunger and malnutrition, including those issues addressed in reports of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger and the Independent Commission on International Development Issues.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Sets forth the general powers of the Corporation and the make-up of its board of directors. States that the Corporation shall have a capital stock of $5,000,000,000 to be appropriated from the Treasury of the United States. Grants the Corporation the power to issue obligations, within the authorized indebtedness prescribed by this Act. Grants the Corporation the power to issue obligations to renew, refund, or pay other obligations whether or not the obligations to be renewed, refunded, or paid have matured. Limits the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such obligations to no more than five times the paid-in capital of the Corporation. Prohibits any Federal agency or department or federally owned entity from purchasing any of the loans made, guaranteed, or committed to be guaranteed under this Act. Exempts obligations of the Corporation from all taxation (except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) imposed by any State, local governmental unit, or other local taxing authority. Permits the Corporation to request the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee its obligations with the full faith and credit of the United States. Exempts the Corporation, its franchise, capital, reserves, surplus, income, and tangible and intangible property from all taxation, with specified exceptions. Permits the Corporation to provide financial assistance to an eligible business enterprise for: (1) financial distress; or (2) modernization or expansion that would have a significant beneficial impact on employment opportunities and productivity; (3) domestic industries competing with certain foreign industries; or (4) domestic firms which have substantial problems meeting government imposed costs. Sets forth the standards and conditions for eligibility for financial assistance. Authorizes the Corporation to lend to, and to guarantee any private loans to, a business enterprise. Authorizes the Board to inspect and copy all documents of the applicant relating to its financial affairs and to have access to all facilities and properties of the applicant. Terminates the Corporation 30 years after the effective date of this Act. Prohibits the Corporation from making any commitment to provide new or increased financial assistance to any applicant more than six years after the effective date of this Act unless such date is extended by Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to conduct a comprehensive study on their problems and to develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs to address such problems. Provides that the committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall terminate at the close of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan Amendments of 1982 - Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management from entering into a contract for a discriminatory health benefits plan for Federal employees. Requires that Federal health plans: (1) include all benefits currently authorized as well as nervous and mental disorder benefits and alcoholism and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation benefits; (2) provide equal coverage and benefits regardless of the nature of illness; and (3) pay all reasonable and customary expenses for medically or psychologically necessary treatment exceeding a specified amount to be paid by the enrollee.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1982
Authorizes the President to designate April 4, 1982, as the National Day of Reflection. Notes that such date coincides with the 80th birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, head of the Lubavitch movement.
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that changes to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 proposed in the FY 1983 budget should not be implemented.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
States that the Federal Government should restore balance to the Department of Energy's FY 1983 budget by maintaining funding for energy conservation, renewable energy, and weatherization programs and by distributing information on conservation and renewable energy.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States: (1) should not sell advanced weapons to Jordan; and (2) should ensure that Israel retains its qualitative military edge in the Middle East.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Health Care Delivery Systems Administration (Administration). Delegates to the Administration functions currently performed by specified units of the Health Services Administration and the Health Resources Administration. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Administration a Bureau for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Health Education. Transfers to such Bureau functions of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Center for Health Promotion and Education, the Office of Smoking and Health, and the Center for Environmental Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institutes of Health a National Institute of Health Statistics and Systems Research. Transfers to such Institute functions of the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research. Directs the Secretary to transfer the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health a Center for State Services to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State Services. Transfers to such Office functions of specified units of the Center for Disease Control. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Food and Drug Administration the functions of the Center for Disease Control's laboratory improvement program. Directs the Secretary to delegate specified international health functions to the Assistant Secretary for International Health.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend to taxpayers who engage in barter exchanges the right to notice and a court hearing before third-party records must be surrendered to the Internal Revenue Service in a tax investigation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the taxable income of the principal campaign committee of a candidate for any Federal, State, or local public office be taxed at the generally applicable corporate tax rate (present law extends such rate only to a congressional candidate's principal campaign committee).
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives over the well-being of Yuri Fiodorov and Alexsei Murzhenko. Calls upon the Soviet Union to release them and to permit them to emigrate.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Merger Control Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow an income tax deduction for interest paid or incurred on any loan which is used to acquire stock in order to gain control of a corporation, if the Board of Directors disapproves of the proposed acquisition by a majority vote.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to remove the column one rate of duty and to fix the column two rate of duty on certain small toy and novelty imports that are sold through bulk vending machines.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should reject the preliminary recommendation of the Commission on Housing for a Federal preemption of State law permitting mortgage assumptions; and (2) neither the President nor Federal agency or department shall take any action to limit the rights of States or the courts to prohibit or impose limits on the use of due-on-sale clauses.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1982
Family Housing Production Act of 1982 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Government National Mortgage Association, to enter into five-year contracts to provide periodic assistance payments on behalf of homeowners to mortgagees and other lenders. Directs the Secretary to give priority to assisting persons who have not owned a home within the last three years. Permits payments to be made only to a mortgagor who satisfies requirements for creditworthiness and has a family income not exceeding 140 percent of the area median income and who: (1) is the original owner of a manufactured home the loan for which is incurred under the National Housing Act; or (2) has a fixed-rate 30-year mortgage which is secured by a home built after enactment of this Act, has no prepayment penalty, and requires increased payments beginning with the second year which shall be applied to the principal obligation until it is paid off. Limits the amount of assistance payments to the difference between the amount of the monthly payment for principal, interest, and loan insurance under the first year of the loan and the amount the monthly payment for principal and interest would be if the interest rate on the loan were: (1) ten percent (12 percent for a manufactured home); or (2) four percentage points less than the rate specified in the loan, whichever rate is higher. Requires that the mortgagor pay at least 25 percent of his or her income toward the monthly loan payment. Declares that manufactured homes shall comprise not more than 20 percent of the units assisted under this Act. Directs the Secretary to allocate the amount available to carry out this Act on the basis of the population, decline in housing starts, and unemployment rate in each State relative to all States. Directs the Secretary to recapture the lesser of the amount of assistance provided under this Act or an amount equal to 50 percent of the net appreciation of the property whenever the mortgagor sells the property or rents it for a period exceeding one year. Authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages assisted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1982
Declares that if Israel or any other democratic state is denied its rights and privileges in the United Nations General Assembly the United States will suspend its participation in the General Assembly and will withhold its contribution to the United Nations until the action is reversed.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1982
National Diffusion Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to promote the spread of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices to interested elementary and secondary schools. Requires the Secretary to provide information, materials, training, technical assistance, and evaluations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, public and nonprofit private educational institutions and organizations to carry out such program. Declares that such program shall be deemed to be a continuation of the National Diffusion Network for which provision is made under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available under such Act to such program. Authorizes additional appropriations, if necessary, to carry out such program in FY 1983 through FY 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that taxpayers age 65 and older with unearned income less than $25,000 will not be required to make a declaration or payment of estimated tax.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1982
States that the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; and (4) proceeding from this freeze, pursue major, mutual, and verifiable reductions in nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1982
States that the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; and (4) proceeding from this freeze, pursue major, mutual, and verifiable reductions in nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Entitles former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled because of a service- connected disability to the same travel privileges on military aircraft as retired members of the armed forces enjoy.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Motor Vehicle Import Limitation Act of 1982 - Limits the number of automobiles that may be imported during any calendar year after 1982 to ten percent of the domestic consumption during the immediately preceding calendar year. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to determine and to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the number of automobiles that may be imported. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure adherence to the limitation. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to allocate the number of permitted automobile imports among the supplying countries. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to certify such allocation to the Secretary of the Treasury. Permits a foreign manufacturer that builds automobiles in the United States to import without including in its allocation a number of automobiles equal to the number built in the United States. Exempts from the import limitation the automobiles imported from Canada pursuant to the agreement concerning automotive products between Canada and the United States. States that Canada shall not be deemed a supplying country. Permits limitations under this Act to be applied on a calendar quarter or other intra-annual basis.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow a business expense deduction for depreciation of imported motor vehicles. Grants the President authority to exempt any motor vehicle where the disallowance of depreciation is not in the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Withdraws certain Federal lands in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from public use for a period of ten years. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a ten-year permit to the Yellow Thunder Camp community established by the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation to use such lands as a cultural and religious resource area. Prohibits any lease, permit, or contract with respect to such lands without Yellow Thunder Camp's consent. Requires that the Secretary assure that any land and resource management plan for lands in the Black Hills National Forest: (1) prohibits activities harmful to religious or cultural sites of the Lakota-Dakota Nation; (2) prohibits excavation of archeological resources on such lands without the Lakota-Dakota Nation's consent; and (3) guarantees to the Lakota-Dakota Nation and allied members of other Indian nations the free exercise of their religion on such lands. Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to consult and negotiate with the leaders of the Lakota-Dakota Nation to resolve conflicts with respect to their religious freedom, activities harmful to their religious and cultural sites, and the excavation of archeological resources on such lands. Directs the Secretaries to report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate on such consultations and negotiations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that funding for community service employment programs for senior citizens under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 for FY 1983 and subsequent fiscal years should be provided at levels sufficient to maintain or increase the number of employment positions provided under such programs.
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